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Hired Thugs Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is APES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

• someone who copies the words or behavior of another

• person who resembles a nonhuman primate

verb

• imitate uncritically and in every aspect

• represent in or produce a caricature of

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noun

• an awkward stupid person

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

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adjective

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality

• physically toughened

• resistant to cutting or chewing

noun

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

adjective satellite

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• substantially made or constructed

• violent and lawless

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

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